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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

The Transvaal Mines. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 7

At the mines which are being worked by the Transvaal Government the rich ore only is being crushed. Mr. Butch, a solicitor, has induced…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The manager of the Kalgurli Mines states that he will start the reduction plant in about three weeks' time, all the missing machinery being to hand. The lode at the 500 and 600 feet levels…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

In the Sydney sharemarket yesterday coal, copper, and silver stocks were quiet. North Broken-hill sold at 171½ and 17. Dredging shares were neglected. In quartz ventures there were sales of Alt. Drysdale at 21,…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

The schooner Mauja cleared at the Customs today for Bangkok with 800 tons of Pacific Cooperative coal. and the barque Fortuna cleared for Honolulu with 1990 tons of Waratha coal. In the…

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Austrian Gold for England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 8

The Vienua correspondent of the London " Times," telegraphing to that journal on December 14, says:—Some little sensation was caused in financial circles here to-day by the publication of a…

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The De Beers Miners As Soldiers

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, January 25.—Six thousand miners at the De Beers Diamond Mine, Kimberley, have now become soldiers. They receive the same pay as when they were miners, besides their…

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The Transvaal Mines London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

At the mines which are being' worked by the Transvaal Government the rich ore only is being crushed. A Dutch solicitor has induced President…

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The De Beers Miners Actlng ' As Soldiers. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

Six thousand miners at the De Beers diamond mine, Kimberley, have now become soldiers. They receive tho same pay and food as when they were miners…

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Latest From Kimberley. Brisk Artillery Duels. Six Thousand Miners Enlisted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--From Kimberley it is reported that brisk artillery duels have been maintained between the British garrison and the Boer besiegers…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Gulgong 'Field. Diamantiferous Areas of the Cudgegong. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 7

Gulgong, distant some 20 miles north-west of Mudgee, has been about the most consistent gold-producer in the colony. Enormous yields have boon won, principally from stretches of alluvial ground in every…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 11

The sixth annual general meeting of the Sydney Harbur Collieries, Limited, was Held in London on December 20, Mr. E. T. Iogham, chairman of the company, presiding. In referring to the financial…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 13
Also in Freeman's Journal

The Sydney Stock Exchange was closed yesterday, so there are no transactions to chronicle. It is reported that quariz has been cut in the No. 1 northeastern mine (Gympie) in the winze below the…

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The Miner. Tasmanian Mines. Vi. Some West Coast Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 26

The mines on the West Coast of Tasmania are so numerous and are so widely, spread that it would have required a great deal more time to visit them all than I had at my command, and…

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A Warning to Miners

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 7

A thermostat has been designed in America to give warning of spontaneous combustion in coal-pockets. A compound solder-release thermostat, encased and protected by…

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The Broken Hill Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 56

Block 10 mill, as the result of a week's work, treated 2780 tons of crudes, producing 466 tons of concentrates, bulking 34.87oz silver, 65.53 per cent. lead, 7.24 per cent. zinc. The productive workings…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 11

On account of yesterday's holiday, there was no meeting of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The following cablegram from the London office of the B. H. proprietary Company, Limited, was…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 10

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and iniercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 18,612 tons, as compared with 42,817 tons last week—an increase of 5795 tons. The…

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Discovery Ok Alluvial Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 13

COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. -- An alluvial rush has set in at the Old Muttama goldfields. The old alluvial lead bus been picked up at a depth of 18ft. The gold is rich…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 26

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This…

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